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DL skiers just miss state berth

Only 36 seconds separated Detroit Lakes' freshman Austin Askelson and a date with the Class 1A state Nordic skiing meet.

Unfortunately, Askelson ended up being on the outside looking in, as was junior Zach Foltz, who was just 42 seconds from making the state cut.

The two Lakers' finishes were not surprising yet they were two performances that are encouraging to DL's future.

"I knew if both of them could have two very good races, they'd have a shot," said DL head coach Dan Josephson. "But they finished about where I thought they would."

Senior Ian Fritz also had a solid performance at the section meet, which was held at Camp Ripley Tuesday.

Fritz finished 24th, to Askelson's and Foltz's 15th and 16th place finishes, respectively.

"Ian was our main leader this year and he helped motivate the kids, he basically ran the show," Josephson said. "It was fun not knowing which of these three would finish ahead of each other in each meet."

Junior Anthony Meyer finished 41st and was followed by seniors Austin Clem and Montana Johnson in the 49th and 50th spots, respectively.

Two seniors led the Laker girls in, with Miranda Olson in 22nd and Jill Feuillerat in 45th.

Other Laker finishers were Sarah Schumacher in 47th and Addie Kay Johnson in 56th.

"Miranda was our steady skier all season and she was always right there on the fringe," Josephson said. "She had a good day."

Little Falls won the girls' team competition, while St. Cloud Tech took the boys' title.

Little Falls' Maria Hauer won the girls' individual title with a pursuit time of 38:09, while St. Cloud Tech's Cory Rouw was first in the boys' competition at 32:44.